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Asian Games 2023 Highlights: India win five medals on Day 7, men's team beat Pakistan in hockey

Asian Games 2023, Day 7 Highlights: India added five medals to their tally, which is now 38, on Saturday, September 30 including Gold medals in mixed doubles in tennis and squash men's team event with a thrilling win against Pakistan. Many more are on offer in Badminton, Weightlifting.

India added two more medals to their tally on Day 7 Image Source : APIndia added two more medals to their tally on Day 7

Asian Games 2023 Highlights: India win five medals on Day 7, men's team beat Pakistan in hockey

Yet another successful day came to an end for India in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou as five medals were added to the tally on Saturday, September 30. Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale won Gold beating the Taiwan duo of Tsung-hao Huang and En-shuo Liang 2-6, 6-3, 10-4. The men's squash team won a historic Gold beating Pakistan in the final by 2-1. Shooting contributed to a silver medal while India got their second medals in Track and field with Kartik Kumar and Gulveer Singh ensuring a double podium finish in men's 10000m race. The day ended with India's rout of Pakistan 10-2 in men's hockey as there are several more medal events scheduled for Sunday.

Live updates : Asian Games 2023 Day 7 live updates

  • 10:20 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    That's it from us! Join us tomorrow as India face China in Badminton final

    It was a good day for India, a record-breaking and history-making day with five medals coming including two gold and history beckons again on super Sunday.

  • 8:10 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Records made in IND vs PAK hockey

    12 number of goals scored is the most in an IND vs PAK hockey game. 

    10 goals scored by India is the highest vs PAK

    Margin of 8 goals is India's biggest win margin against Pakistan (Previous best was 6)

    India won five medals on the day and assured some more. That was it for today, see you on Day 8 now.

  • 8:00 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Badminton update

    India men's team is through to the finals of the Asian Games 2023 in Badminton. Srikanth has clinched the final match to help India reach the Gold medal match. A brilliant victory by the former world no.1 in a must-win match as he made a comeback after trailing 0-1 in the game. India through to the finals of the men's event for the very first time in Asiad. India beat Korea 3-2, will face China in final

  • 7:47 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Hockey | India's annihilation of Pakistan continues, score 10 goals in the match

    The Indian men's hockey team just didn't let Pakistan come even close to them in the Pool A encounter as the goal-scoring annihilation reached 10 for Harmanpreet Singh-led side in their best-ever performance against the arch-rivals.

  • 7:22 PM (IST) Posted by Shashwat Bhandari

    Hockey | Ind 6-0 PAK as captain Harmanpreet Singh is running riot with 4 goals already

    Indian hockey team is all over Pakistan like a rash with captain Harmanpreet leading from the front. The 4-0 lead after the halftime became 6-0 in no time as Harmanpreet converted another penalty stroke and one more penalty corner in a span of just one minute in the third quarter.

  • 7:19 PM (IST) Posted by Shashwat Bhandari

    Hockey | Ind 3-0 PAK as captain Harmanpreet Singh scores brace

    A penalty stroke in the 11th minute and a penalty corner in the 17th minute, both converted by Indian captain Harmanpreet Singh to give India a 3-0 lead.

  • 7:01 PM (IST) Posted by Shashwat Bhandari

    Athletics | Double medal strike in Men's 10,000 metres race

    India added a couple of more medals to the tally on Day 7 as Kartik Kumar (28: 15: 38) and Gulveer Singh (28: 17: 21) won silver and bronze in the men's 10,000 metres race.

  • 6:37 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Hockey | India take 1-0 lead against Pakistan

    The duo of Abhishek and Mandeep Singh worked like a magic for India as the former provided the assist with the latter netting it in the 8th minute to get India a 1-0 lead.

  • 6:15 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Athletics | Men's 400m

    Muhammed Ajmal finished fifth clocking 45.97 seconds. Saudi Arabia's Yousef Ahmed M took the top spot timing with 45.55.

  • 5:53 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Lakshya Sen wins 2-0, gives India 2-1 lead in men's team semi-final event

    Lakshya Sen comfortably beat Korea's Lee Yungyu 21-7, 21-9 in straight sets to help India take a 2-1 lead in the men's semi-final event.

  • 5:31 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Sen leads in second game

    Sen is leading in the second game as he is 11-4 up. Sen had earlier won the first game 21-7 and another win would get India 2-1 up in the semifinal.

  • 5:24 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Sutirtha, Ayhika into the semis

    Wow, brilliant by the Indian girls. Sutirtha and Ayhika have defeated the giants and world no.2 China in the women's doubles quarterfinal. A medal has been confirmed and this is the first time India will get a table tennis medal in women's doubles.

  • 5:17 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Sutirtha, Ayhika on brink of win

    The Indians Sutirtha and Ayhika are on brink of a win in women's doubles quarterfinal. They are 2-1 up and 8-4 up in the fourth game. A win in this one would hand the match to India.

  • 5:12 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Lakshya Sen in action

    Lakshya Sen is now in action in men's singles in the third match against Yungyu Lee. This is a best of five-match semifinal and a win for Sen here could boost India's chances for a final berth.

  • 5:03 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Bindyarani completes 83kg attempt

    Bindyarani has successfully lifted 83kg in snatch in her final attempt. She had lifted 80 in the first attempt. We have four more lifters who are yet to lift

  • 4:55 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Koreans take the second match

    And Koreans have made a comeback after HS Prannoy's win. Minhyuk Kang and Seungjae have defeated Chirag and Satwik in the men's doubles game to bring the equation 1-1. This is not over

  • 4:49 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Bindyarani's event underway

    Bindyarani Devi's 55kg weightlifting event is now underway. She has listed 80kg in snatch and 105kg in clean and jerk. Mirabai has already been knocked out and Bindyarani is India's final medal hope in weightlifting.

  • 4:34 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    India look to make comeback

    India are looking to make a comeback in the second match. Satwik Sairaj and Chirag Shetty have lost the opening set in the doubles match. They are leading 15-12 in the second game. Prannoy had earlier won the first match.

  • 4:08 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Badminton | HS Prannoy puts India 1-0 ahead in men's team semis

    HS Prannoy came from behind to give India a 1-0 lead in the men's team semi-finals beating Korea's Hyeokjin Jeon 18-21, 21-16, 21-19.

  • 4:05 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Squash highlights

    The Indians were trailing 0-1 as Mahesh had lost the first match. But Sourav Ghoshal was brilliant as he scripted India's magical comeback. He defeated Pakistan's Muhamaad Asim to get bring India back in it. Abhay Singh showed nerves of steel in a five-game thriller. He was trailing 1-2 in a best of five game. But then he bagged the next two games to propel India to a 2-1 win in best of three matches.

  • 3:51 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Medal ceremony underway

    The women's team event medal ceremony is underway in squash. India women have won Bronze in it. 

  • 3:29 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    India win

    And India have done it. How could you do it Abhay!. No way, India has made a comeback for the ages to win this match 3-2 

  • 3:27 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    PAK 10-9 IND

    Pakistan has Gold medal point but India are not giving up.

  • 3:24 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Abhay, Noor in some fight

    Stop doing whatever you are. This game is an absolute thriller. Abhay 7-7 Noor. Four more points, who has got it?

  • 3:14 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    India draw level

    Okay, this is not over yet. Abhay Singh has pulled one back and he is now levelled with Noor. It's 2-2 and it's now down to the final game.

  • 3:01 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Pakistan take 2-1 lead

    And now India are 2-1 behind in this last match. Pakistan now need just one more game win to win the Gold medal. India under the pump. Abhay, Noor to resume the crucial game.

  • 3:00 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Prannoy loses game 1

    HS Prannoy has lost the first game in the semifinal and India are trailing 0-1

  • 2:49 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Squash - IND 1-1 PAK

    The third match goes to the wire as Pakistan cancel out India's lead in the second game to level the third match to 1-1.

  • 2:40 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Tennis - India vs South Korea clash in semifinal

    HS Prannoy opens India's men's semifinal clash against South Korea's Jeon Hyeokjin.

  • 2:32 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Boxing - Narender enters semifinal

    Narender beats Iran's Iman Ramezanpourdelavar in the men's 92kg bout to enter the semifinal and secure a medal. He also earns India a Paris Olympics quota.

  • 2:20 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Squash - India 1-1 Pakistan

    Sourav completely dominates the second match to equal the score to 1-1. He beats Pakistan's Asim Khan by 11-5, 11-1, 11-3. Abhay Singh will now face Noor Zaman in the decider match.

     

  • 2:18 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Mirabai Chanu misses out on medal

    Mirabai finishes in the fourth position with 191 points on her return from the injury. North Korea's Ri Songgum wins Gold with a new Asian Games record for lifting 124kg in knee and knee-and-jerk session. China's Jiang Huihua claims Silver and Thailand's Sukcharoen Thanyathon bags Bronze.

    Weightlifting standing final

  • 2:10 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Squash - India 0-1 Pakistan

    India make a comeback as Sourav takes the first two games to help India dominate the second round by 11-1.

  • 2:05 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Mirabai Chanu fails to lift 117kg

    In her second attempt at 117kg lift, Mirabai Chanu fails again and hurt herself. She remains in the no.4 position with 191 points, eight points behind third-placed weightlifter.

  • 1:57 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Mirabai Chanu lifts 108kg

    Mirabai Chanu lifts 108kg in knee and jerk session during her second attempt. Boost to 2nd place in the standings and is looking for 117kg in the last attempt. 

  • 1:46 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Basketball 3*3

    India women beat Malaysia by 16-6 to enter the quarterfinal round where they will face Chinese Taipei.

  • 1:43 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Weightlifting - Mirabai Chanu makes comeback

    After a disappointing performance in the snatch session, Indian ace Mirabai Chanu lifts 105kg in her first attempt in the knee-and-jerk session. She remains in the eight place and will target to improve her weights in the next two attempts.

  • 1:40 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Squash - India 0-1 Pakistan

    Pakistan wins the first round match as Mahesh loses the first three sets against Nasir Iqbal by 11-8, 11-3, 11-2. Sourav Ghosal walks in for the second round for India and takes on Pakistan's Asim Khan.

  • 1:34 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Conoe

    Niraj Verma qualifies for the final with a 4:31.626 time in the men's canoe singles event.

  • 1:27 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Squash - India 0-0 Pakistan

    Pakistan take the opening game by 11-8. India target easy comeback in the second game.

  • 1:22 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Weighlifting

    Mirabai Chanu ranks 7th after the snatch session, it will take some miracle to win the medal from here. Indian boxer is looking heartbroken.

  • 1:08 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Mirabai Chanu struggles

    India's star weightlifter Mirabai Chanu fails to lift 86kg weights in her second and third attempts. Her best remains 83kg. 

  • 1:06 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Squash - India vs Pakistan clash for Gold

    Next in the line is another clash for the Gold and it is India vs Pakistan in the men's squash final. Pakistan defeated India in the group-stage game but India won their last three games to enter the final as favourites. Mangaonkar Mahesh faces Pakistan's Iqbal Nasir in the first match.

  • 1:00 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Its Gold in tennis

    Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale bag Gold in mixed doubles with a stunning comeback. India lost the first set but the Indian pair won the final by 6-2, 3-6, (4-10) to give India their 9th Gold in Asiad 2023. It's first major success for Rutuja and the second Gold in Asiad for the veteran Bopanna.

  • 12:53 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Rohan Bopanna, Rutuja Bhosale closing on tennis Gold

    Indian pair Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale won the second set and are leading in the tiebreaker in the mixed finals.

  • 12:42 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Mirabai Chanu's final underway

    Mirabai Chanu's 49kg final is now underway. Chanu has listed 80kg for her first snatch attempt and 105kg in clean and jerk.

  • 12:31 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Lovlina Borgohain enters semifinal

    India's top boxer displayed utter dominance over South Korea's Seong Suyeon to win the quarterfinal by 5-0 in the 74kg category. 

  • 12:26 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Manika Batra loses in quarterfinal

    Manika Batra goes down 4-2 to Yidi Wang in the quarterfinal clash despite winning two match points in the fifth set.

  • 12:19 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Tennis

    India go down in the first set. The Chinese Taipei win the first set 6-2 depsite Bopanna/Rutuja trying to hang around.

  • 12:19 PM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Lovlina Borgohain in action now

    The world champion Lovlina Borgohain faces South Korea's Seong Suyeon in the women's quarterfinal clash.

  • 12:14 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Manika lives for another game

    Manika Batra survives a scare and bags the game to live alive for another one. She is 2-3 behind now.

  • 12:03 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Manika Batra trailing

    Manika Batra is now trailing 3-1 in this best of seven contest. Another game loss will cost her a place in the semis and a medal

  • 11:54 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Table Tennis

    China regain the lead with Yidi Wang winning the third set by 11-6. China 2-1 India in the women's singles quarterfinal clash.

  • 11:49 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Table Tennis

    Manika Batra wins the second set by 12-10 to level the game to 1-1 in the women's singles quarterfinal event. 

  • 11:48 AM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Gold medal match in mixed doubles is on

    The Gold medal match in mixed doubles is now underway in Tennis. India's Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale are fighting for the yellow metal and have won the first game as well. India 1-0 up in first set against Chinese Taipei

  • 11:43 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Boxing - Preeti confirms medal

    Preeti Pawar takes the game as she wins the bout against Kazakhstan's Shekerbekova Zhaina in the 54kg category. 

  • 11:39 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Table Tennis

    Manika Batra trails 0-1 against China's Wang Yidi in the women's singles quarterfinal event. 

  • 11:37 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Preeti takes lead in Boxing

    Preeti Pawar wins the first round by 3-2 to take the lead.

  • 11:31 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Boxing

    Preeti Pawar faces Kazakhstan's Shekerbekova Zhaina in the women's 54kg category quarterfinal. A win will secure a medal for India and also confirm Paris Olympics 2024 quota.

  • 11:19 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Table Tennis

    India lose in the men's doubles quarterfinal after a thriller. Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah took the lead in the last set but failed 11-9 to lose the game by 3-2.

  • 11:06 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Table Tennis

    Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah stage a comeback to win the fourth set by 11-6 and to take the game to a tiebreaker fifth set.

  • 10:58 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Table Tennis

    South Korea the third set by 12-10 with a stunning comeback and lead the game by 2-1 against India.

  • 10:52 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Table Tennis

    India make a comeback in the second set with an 11-7 win and level the game to 1-1 against South Korea in the men's doubles quarterfinal.

  • 10:38 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Table Tennis

    India's Shah Manush Utpalbhai and Thakkar Manav Vikash lose the first set by 11-8 in the men's doubles quarterfinal event.

  • 10:34 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Table Tennis

    India's Shah Manush Utpalbhai and Thakkar Manav Vikash face South Korea's Jang Woojin and Lim Jonghoon in the men's double quarterfinal event.

  • 10:29 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Impressive start in athletics on day 7

    Murali Sreeshankar and Jeswin Aldrin qualify for the final in the men's long jump

    Ajay Kumar Saroj and Jinson Johnson qualify for the final in the men's 1500m sprint

    Jyothi Yarraji qualifies for the final of the women's 100m hurdles

     

  • 10:19 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Volleyball

    India's women's team lose 3-1 (98-80) to North Korea despite taking a solid lead in first set.

  • 10:01 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Best ever performance in shooting

    India clinched their 19th medal in shooting in Asian Games 2023

    Gold - 6

    Silver - 8

    Bronze - 5

  • 9:58 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Shooting

    Keer Manisha, Rajak Preeti and Rajeshwari Kumari in action in the women's shotgun ranges trap-75 qualification event.

  • 9:44 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Asian Games 2023 updated medal standings

    Standings Nation G S B Total
    1 China 106 65 33 204
    2 Japan 28 35 37 100
    3 South Korea 27 28 51 106
    4 India 8 13 13 34
    5 Thailand 8 3 9 20
  • 9:35 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Volleyball

    After winning the first set, the India women's team lose the next two rounds against North Korea to trails by 1-2 (25-23, 22-25, 17-25).

  • 9:24 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Shooting - India lose, claims Silver

    It's Silver for India...India settle for a draw after losing 16-14 to China in a 10m air pistol mixed event.

  • 9:22 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Shooting - India 13-13 China after serie 13

    China took the lead by winning series 12 but Divya shoots better to help India equal in series 13. It's 13-13 after series 13.

  • 9:20 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Shooting - India 11-11 China after serie 11

    China equal again by winning the next two series. It's 11-11 after series 11.

  • 9:18 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Shooting - India 11-7 China after serie 9

    India regain the lead by winning the next two shots. It's 11-7 for India after series 9.

  • 9:16 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Shooting - India 7-7 China after Serie 7

    China make a quick comeback by winning series 6 and 7 to close the gap. It's going to wire now with 7-7 score.

  • 9:14 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Shooting - India 7-3 China after serie 5

    Indian shooters Sarabjot Singh and Divya Thadigol return to winning ways after losing the fourth series. It's 7-3 for India after series 5.

  • 9:12 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Shotting - India 5-1 China after Serie 3

    India lead after winning the first two series and drawing the third one. It's 5-1 for India after three series. 

  • 9:00 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Shooting - India vs China final is underway

    Iran beat Pakistan for the Bronze and now India (Sarabjot Singh and Divya Thadigol) clash against China for the Gold medal match in the 10m air pistol mixed team event. 

  • 8:58 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Swapna Barman out

    Defending champion Swapna Barman gets knocked out from the women's high jump event after failing to cross the 1.73m mark. A big upset in Asiad 2023.

  • 8:48 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Heptathlon

    Last edition's gold medalist Swapna Barman clears 1.70m but fails to breach the next 1.73m mark and drops to fourth place.

  • 8:38 AM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Volleyball

    India win first set in Pool A against North Korea. A tight opening set goes India's way as they take it 25-23. It was 18-18 at one point. Close!

  • 8:33 AM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Swapna concedes her lead

    Swapna has now conceded her lead in this event. She was first after first six attempts but now stand third after failing to clear 1.73 in her two attempts. Uzbekistan's Ekaterina Voronina is in first with China's Ninali Zheng following her

  • 8:22 AM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Swapna leads

    The Indian athlete Swapna Barman is still on the first place in Women's Heptathlon High Jump after her first six attempts. She has 1.70m in her recent attempt

  • 8:13 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Perfect start to day 7 for India

    India's performance on Day 7 so far

    10m air pistol mixed event - Sarabjot Singh and Divya Thadigol enter final 

    Men's Long Jump - Jeswin Aldrin and Sreeshankar qualify for the final 

    Women's 100m hurdles -  Jyothi Yarraji and Nithya Ramraj reach the final

  • 8:00 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Shooting - Gold medal event at 9:05 AM IST

    India's Sarabjot Singh and Divya Thadigol will target a first Gold for India on Day 7 in a 10m air pistol mixed team event at 9:05 AM IST. They face China's Zhang Bowen and Jiang Ranxin in the final.

  • 7:54 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Golf

    India's Aditi Ashok leads round 3 standing in the women's individual event with a score of 18 under par after 11 holes. Pranavi Sharath (T11) and Avani Prashanth (T17) continue to struggle in round 3.

  • 7:43 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Canoeing

    India's Neeraj Verma qualifies for the semifinal after finishing sixth in the men's 1000m canoe sprint Heat 1 event with a time of 4:25.162s.

  • 7:34 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Long Jump

    Both Jeswin Aldrin and Sreeshankar secure qualification to the final in the men's long jump event form different groups.

  • 7:33 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Athletics

    Jinson Johnson also qualifies for the final after recording a 3:56:22s finish in the men’s 1500m Heat 2 qualification event.

  • 7:17 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Athletics

    Ajay Kumar Saroj finishes second in the men's 1500m Heat 1 qualification to secure a place in the final round.

  • 7:15 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Long Jump

    After foul in the first two attempts, Jeswin Aldrin makes a sensational comeback in the third attempt with a 7.67m jump, to boost to 2nd place in the qualification standings.

  • 7:11 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Shooting

    Sarabjot Singh and Divya Thadigol hit 577 points to qualify for the Gold clash against China's Zhang Bowen and Jiang Ranxin in the 10m air pistol mixed team qualification event.

  • 7:03 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Athletics

    Jyothi Yarraji finishes fifth in women's 100m hurdles to secure final qualification with 13.30s.

  • 6:59 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Shooting

    India's Sarabjot Singh and Divya Thadigol are off to a great start in the 10m air pistol mixed team qualification event. The duo is placed first with 368 points after nine shots.

  • 6:52 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Athletics

    Sreeshankar M secures final qualification as he records a 7.97m jump in his first attempt.

  • 6:51 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Athletics

    Jyothi Yarraji registers clocks 13.03s to finish second in qualification.

  • 6:48 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Long Jump

    Murali Sreesankar registers a 7.97m jump in his first attempt to qualify for final.

  • 6:47 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Heptathlon

    Swapna Barman, the Gold medalist at Asiad 2022, starts brilliantly in the Heptathlon with 995 points in 100m hurdles while Nandini Agasara finishes with 977 points.

  • 6:42 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Long Jump qualification

    India's star athletic Jeswin Aldrin starts with a foul on the first attempt.

  • 6:36 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Skating

    India kick off Day 7 with Heeral and Aarathy in action in the women's speed skating 10000m P+E final. 

  • 6:34 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    India's schedule for Sep 30

    Weightlifting

    Women’s 49kg (Mirabai Chanu) - 6:30 AM onwards (final group starts at 12:30 PM)
    Women’s 55kg (Bindyarani Devi) - 6:30 AM onwards (final group starts at 4:30 PM)

    Shooting

    Medal event: 10m air pistol mixed team qualification round and medal matches (Divya TS, Sarabjot Singh) - 6:30 AM onwards
    Men’s trap qualification individual and team phase 1 (Kynan Chenai, Prithviraj Toindaman, Zoravar Singh Sandhu) - 6:30 AM onwards
    Women’s trap qualification individual and team phase 1 (Rajeshwari Kumari, Manisha Keer, Preeti Rajak) - 6:30 AM onwards

    Equestrian

    Team and individual (Apurva Kishor Dabhade, Vikas Kumar, Ashish Vivek Limaye) - 5:30 AM onwards

    Golf

    Men’s individual and team round 3 (Anirban Lahiri, Shubhankar Sharma, SSP Chawrasia, Khalin Joshi) - 4:00 AM onwards
    Women’s individual and team round 3 (Aditi Ashok, Avani Prashanth, Pranavi Urs) - 4:00 AM onwards

    Athletics

    Women’s heptathlon events (Swapna Barman, Nandini Agasara) - 6:30 AM onwards
    Men’s long jump qualifying Groups A and B (Murali Sreeshankar, Jeswin Aldrin) - 6:35 AM
    Women’s 100m hurdles heats (Jyothi Yarraji, Nithya Ramraj) - 6:30 AM
    Men’s 1500m round 1 heats (Ajay Kumar Saroj, Jinson Johnson) - 7:05 AM
    Women’s 400m final (Aishwarya Kailash Mishra) - 5:30 PM
    Men’s 400m final (Muhammed Ajmal) - 5:40 PM
    Men’s 10,000m final (Karthik Kumar, Gulveer Singh) - 5:50 PM

    Table Tennis

    Men’s doubles quarter-finals (Manush Shah/Manav Thakkar) - 9:30 AM onwards
    Women’s singles quarter-finals (Manika Batra) - 9:30 AM onwards
    Women’s doubles quarter-finals (Sreeja Akula/Diya Chitale and Sutirtha/Ayhika Mukherjee) - 1:30 PM onwards

    Tennis

    Mixed doubles semi-finals: Rohan Bopanna/Rutuja Bhosale (IND) vs En-shuo  Liang/Tsung-hao Huang (TPE) - after 9:30 AM

    Volleyball

    Women's preliminary round Pool A: India vs DPR Korea - 8:00 AM

    3x3 basketball

    Men’s qualification to quarter-finals: India vs Iran - 10:55 AM
    Women’s qualification to quarter-finals: India vs Malaysia - 1:00 PM
    Men’s quarter-finals (if qualified) - 3:30 PM onwards
    Women’s quarter-finals (if qualified) - 3:30 PM onwards

    Boxing

    Women’s 54kg quarter-finals: Preeti (IND) vs Zhaina Shekerbekova (KAZ) - 11:30 AM
    Women’s 75kg quarter-finals: Lovlina Borgohain (IND) vs Suyeon Seong (KOR) - 12:15 PM
    Men’s 57kg round of 16: Sachin Siwach (IND) vs Abuquthailah Turki (KUW) - 1:00 PM
    Men’s +92kg quarter-final: Narender (IND) vs Ramezanpourdelavar Iman (IRI) - 2:15 PM
    Men’s 71kg quarter-finals: Nishant Dev (IND) vs Okazawa Sewonrets Quincy Mensah (JAP) - 6:30 PM

    Kurash

    Medal event: Men’s -66kg (Keshav) - 7:00 AM onwards (medal rounds start from 11:30 AM)
    Medal event: Women’s -52kg (Pincky Balhara, Suchika Tariyal) - 7:00 AM onwards (medal rounds start from 11:30 AM)

    Roller skating

    Medal event: Women's speed skating 10000m point-elimination race final (Heeral Sadhu, Aarthy Kasturi Raj) - 6:30 AM
    Medal event: Men's speed skating 10000m point-elimination race final (Anandkumar Velkumar, Siddhant Rahul Kamble) - 7:05 AM

    Squash

    Men’s team gold medal match: India vs Pakistan - 1:00 PM

    Handball

    Women's preliminary round Group B: India vs Nepal - 11:30 AM

    Badminton

    Men’s team semi-finals (HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen, Mithun Manjunath, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty, Dhruv Kapila/MR Arjun): India vs the Republic of Korea - 2:30 PM

    Bridge

    Men's, women’s and mixed team round robin 2 (Indian teams) - 6:30 AM

    Canoeing

    Multiple sprint races heats and semi-finals (multiple athletes) - 7:00 AM onwards

    Chess

    Men’s team round 2 (Gukesh D, Vidit Gujrathi, Arjun Erigaisi, Pentala Harikrishna, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa) - 12:30 PM
    Women’s team round 2 (Koneru Humpy, Harika Dronavalli, Vaishali Rameshbabu, Vantika Agrawal, Savitha Shri B) - 12:30 PM

    Diving

    Men's synchronised 3m springboard final (London Singh Hemam, Siddharth Bajrang Pardeshi) - 5:00 PM

    Hockey

    Preliminary men's Pool A: India vs Pakistan - 6:15 PM

  • 6:31 AM (IST) Posted by Sumeet Kavthale

    Asian Games Day 7 is underway

    Hello and welcome to our live blog for Day 7 of the Asian Game 2023. Plenty of athletes in action today for India and some major team clashes in squash, tennis and hockey. Stay tuned in for regular and fast updates.